MEMBER ACADEMIES

Dr Cathy Foley

AO FTSE FAA PSM

President at Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

CURRENT ROLES

Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM was Australia’s ninth Chief Scientist from January 2021 until 2024. Prior to this Dr Foley had a long career at Australia’s national science agency, the CSIRO, including as the agency’s Chief Scientist. Dr Foley is an internationally recognised physicist with major research achievements in superconductors and sensors which led to the development of the LANDTEM sensor system to locate valuable deposits of minerals deep underground.